Omer T Inan

Omer T Inan is the Regents Entrepreneur Endowed Chair and Assistant Professor at the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at Georgia Institute of Technology. His work bridges biomedical engineering and wearable technology, focusing on non-invasive physiological monitoring for chronic disease management. He holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University (2009) and previously worked at Countryman Associates (2007-2013) as Chief Engineer, developing professional audio systems.

• Education:
  • B.S., M.S., Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Stanford University (2004-2009)

His research interests include medical devices for home-based cardiovascular monitoring, musculoskeletal sound analysis, and neuromodulation of stress responses. He has pioneered technologies for heart failure patients, PTSD treatment, and osteoarthritis diagnostics.

Recent publications highlight innovations in AI-driven cardiac parameter estimation, motion artifact removal in seismocardiograms, and multimodal stress tracking via wearables. His work spans biomedical signal processing, clinical translation, and portable diagnostic systems.

Scientific Awards

• 2024 IEEE Fellow
• 2023 IEEE Distinguished Lecturer
• 2023 American College of Cardiology Fellow
• 2022 American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering Fellow
• 2021 Academy Award for Technical Achievement (The Oscars)
• 2018 ONR Young Investigator Award
• 2018 NSF CAREER Award

At Georgia Tech, Inan leads the Inan Research Lab, which develops technologies for physiological monitoring and modulation. Projects include musculoskeletal sound analysis for joint health, non-invasive cardiovascular sensing, and neuromodulation to treat PTSD via vagal nerve stimulation.